Monaco v PSG: Zakaria rues some controversial decisions | OneFootball

Paris Saint-Germain and AS Monaco faced each other this Tuesday at the Stade Louis II as part of the first leg playoffs for the 2025-2026 Champions League (return leg on February 25). The match ended with a Parisian victory 2-3 (video highlights Monaco/PSG). After the match, Monaco midfielder Denis Zakaria (29 years old) spoke to Canal+.

Zakaria: “There was a way to win this match.”

What is the dominant feeling after a match like that?

Disappointment, disappointment, I think there was a way to win this match. We started well, we played the match for it. After that, there were some questionable decisions, but we’re not going to hide behind that. We still have one match left and we’ll give everything to go through.

Zakaria: “We still have our chances, we’ll go to Paris and try to win there.”

Is there pride in having held out during the second half?

Pride, no, I think we went into this with the mindset to win the match. We wanted better, to do more, but unfortunately, we didn’t manage to win today. We still have our chances, we’ll go to Paris and try to win there.

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